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This engine has been sold More pictures available for the asking Engine Flame cut Blanchard Ground frame (Rodgers Cooke) Proper forward taper of frame at forward firebox and taper of firebox Marty Knox true keyhole boiler with SS arch (fired 3x) 12 /14 washout plugs with scale covers Adjustable fir...

Pete was the most friendly member of the live steam clan that I ever met. He was an excellent host, and would literally give you the shirt off of his back. In the few short months that I knew him we had become fast friends and spent many hours discussing live steam projects at the Pivo Patio. His sk...

I have articles from Sept 1975 through Sept.1978 but I'm not sure that it appeared every month.
Wayne

Thank you so much Steve. Believe it or not I had copied that entire series of articles from my issues of the Gazette, but hadforgotten about them. I have located them and they will be a great reference as Iam getting ready to start plumbing. The other web site is also wonderful as this author has be...

Does anyone have a scale drawing of a Westinghouse 11" air pump? 1.5"to the foot would be nice but not necessary. I am going to build from VanBroclan drawings- but will change the outer dimentions to fit the 11" pump. I am ready to weld the support brackets to the boiler and need to g...

Absolutely gorgeous Dave! See you on Saturday.
Wayne

Jack, What do you use to clean up your parts after silver soldering? Mine look pretty terrible until some rough filing and the sand blasting. Is there any pickling agent that will take off the black scale
Wayne Heggan

If you can locate the old 1/4''/foot Tomalco kit plans they were quite detailed as they were built as board by board construction.
Wayne

The proportions really look nice with the small stretch of the tender length. Exactly where did you put the 3" extension? The original photographs of 573 reveal a backup light as well as a water hatch in the aft portion of the tender beyond the coal bin. This doesn't leave much room for a seat....

There is a cutaway diagram of the governor in the 1925 locomotive cyclopedia. Page 791.
Wayne

could you send me a simple diagram of the modified brake rigging? I dont know where you place these "levers"
Wayne